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About Gobindapur Village

Gobindapur is a small village in Bhagawanpur I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 38, made up of 17 males and 21 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,235 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gobindapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gobindapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Bhagawanpur I
Pincode 721601
Area (hectares) 45.54 hectares
Population 38
Male Population 17
Female Population 21
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,235
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gobindapur compares

By the 2011 count Gobindapur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents. Its 45.54 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Gobindapur

Gobindapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gobindapur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gobindapur from other places

Gobindapur lies about 33 km from Purba Medinipur. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Gobindapur
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhagawanpur I 33 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 33 km

Villages closest to Gobindapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhagawanpur I tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Gobindapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gobindapur village had a population of 38. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents.

Gobindapur village has 17 males and 21 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gobindapur has about 1235 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Gobindapur is 721601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gobindapur covers 45.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gobindapur falls under Bhagawanpur I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gobindapur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gobindapur.

Gobindapur is about 33 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gobindapur is in Bhagawanpur I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Diamond Harbour is about 7.1 km away. Bhagawanpur I is about 33 km away. Purba Medinipur is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Durgapur (4.4 km), Jaga Mohanpur (6.0 km) and Gopalpur (12 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Gobindapur today is likely to be higher.

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